There's a big push at the moment to get people interested in and ready for digital TV, with analogue transmissions due to cease later this year in some parts of Victoria.

Anecdotally there seem to be some problems with the digital signal dropping out from time to time, and there have also been suggestions that some viewers will need to purchase a satellite dish to receive digital TV.

To clear up some of these questions and talk more about how the changeover is being managed, I spoke with Andy Townend - the Deputy Secretary of Broadcasting and Digital Switchover in the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

For more information you can call their hotline - 1800 20 10 13, or visit the website digitalready.gov.au